Local Judge enters race for seat on NC Court of Appeals

District Court Judge Marion Warren of Brunswick County has filed to run for an open seat on the NC Court of Appeals

RALEIGH, NC (WECT/AP) -

A local Judge is one of 19 candidates that have filed to
run for the open seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The seat came
open in July when Judge John Martin retired from the bench.

Marion Warren, who is a District Court Judge in the 13th
Judicial District that covers Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus Counties, is one
of seven people filing Friday morning ahead of the noon deadline for the
special one-week candidate filing period. Candidates also filed to run for two
other special judicial races in Districts in and around near the Charlotte
area.

Former Governor Jim Hunt appointed Warren to the bench in 2000, and voters re-elected him to the District 13 seat three times.

The candidate with the most votes for the Martin seat on
Election Day, November 5, will win an eight-year term on the state's 15-member
intermediate-level appeals court. There is no runoff.

Among the notable candidates are former Court of Appeals
Judges John Arrowood and John Tyson, current and former trial judges and
previous state elections board member Chuck Winfree. There are now three
contested Court of Appeals races on the ballot this fall.

To see a list of the candidates for the Martin seat on
the Court of Appeals, click here: http://bit.ly/1sFC5ni

Joseph Cina, a former WPD officer and NHC Sheriff's Lieutenant, says he plans to run for Pender County Sheriff in 2018. (Source: Joseph Cina)

Joseph A. Cina, who has law enforcement experience with the Wilmington Police Department and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, said in a news release that he plans to run for Sheriff in Pender County in 2018, to succeed the retiring Sheriff Carson Smith.

Joseph A. Cina, who has law enforcement experience with the Wilmington Police Department and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, said in a news release that he plans to run for Sheriff in Pender County in 2018, to succeed the retiring Sheriff Carson Smith.

Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC 7) talks with WECT about the competing tax reform bills in Congress, and his take on allegations of misconduct brought against members of the House and Senate. (Source: WECT)

Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC 7) on Monday said if sexual misconduct allegations leveled against members of Congress are true, those members should step down from their seats. The second-term congressman also said if similar allegations are true against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, Rouzer believes Moore should remove himself from next month’s special election.

Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC 7) on Monday said if sexual misconduct allegations leveled against members of Congress are true, those members should step down from their seats. The second-term congressman also said if similar allegations are true against Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore, Rouzer believes Moore should remove himself from next month’s special election.

Voter turnout was up in nearly all Wilmington-area counties in 2017, compared to municipal races in 2015.

Voter turnout for the 2017 Municipal Elections increased in nearly all counties in the Wilmington area, according to results posted on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website late Tuesday night. The biggest increases came in New Hanover and Pender counties.

Voter turnout for the 2017 Municipal Elections increased in nearly all counties in the Wilmington area, according to results posted on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website late Tuesday night. The biggest increases came in New Hanover and Pender counties.